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Please join us next week for the annual Peter Chase Neumann Lecture on Civil Justice, featuring attorney J. Michael Hennigan.
As lead counsel in more than 45 major jury trials in state and federal courts, and lead trial counsel for plaintiffs, Mike has litigated judgments and settlements of more than $8 billion for his clients. In 2017, University of Arizona Law awarded Mike a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding career. He is a proud double Wildcat (’66 and ’70) and can always be found in a bowtie, which pays honor to his Dean, the late Charles Ares (’52).
Attend in person or by livestream Thursday, April 14 at 12:15 p.m. Arizona time (MST) to learn about Mike Hennigan’s experiences in the courtroom and what he learned from them.
Mike is a founding principal of McKool Smith Hennigan and lives in Los Angeles with his wife Phyllis. In more than four decades of practicing law, he has established himself as a leader in the litigation of nationwide consumer class actions and commercial fraud cases.
Mike has been making an impact on the University of Arizona Law community ever since his days as a student, when he served on the Arizona Law Review and earned recognition from the faculty as the Ralph Aigler Outstanding Student of the Class of 1970.
A consummate public servant, Mike regularly shares his expertise and wisdom at seminars on class action litigation and other aspects of group representation within our civil justice system.
Mike is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been consistently identified in prominent legal publications as one of the country’s top trial lawyers, including Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Who’s Who in American Law, and The Best Lawyers in America. Chambers USA ranks him among the top litigators in California and the country, describing him as a “classic trial lawyer” who is able to “see very well which elements will resonate and use the arguments to good effect.”
Everyone in our community, from students earning their BA or MLS degrees, JD students working through their 1L civil procedure class, to experienced trial counsel, is sure to benefit from hearing this year’s Neumann Lecture.
About the Neumann Lecture
The Peter Chase Neumann Lecture on Civil Justice is a cornerstone of University of Arizona Law’s Civil Justice Initiative, which seeks to elevate the American civil justice system and train the next generation of great trial lawyers. This lecture series is generously supported by and named for Arizona Law alumnus Peter Chase Neumann (’64).
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